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Births, Marriages, Deaths | Australia | VIEW SOURCE |
John Clancy was the son of Daniel Clancy and Catherine Molony. He was born between August and September 1832. Godparents were Lot Molony of Ballyknevin and Margaret Molony of Kilrohill.
He migrated to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 1851 and 1861.
John married Bridget Reddan on 4 March 1862 at St Peter and Paul’s Church, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Victoria, Registrar of Births Deaths and Marriages, Marriage Certificate of John Clancy and Bridget Reddan, 482/1862
They had 11 children who were all born at 4 Little Bank Street, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Daniel (1862 –1894) (Birth Cert 7797/1863, Death Cert 14249/1894)
Thomas (1865 – 1865) (Birth Cert 22002/1865, Death Cert 8728/1865)
Ellen (1866 – 1927) (Birth Cert 8102/1866, Death Cert 2713/1927)
Thomas Patrick (1868 –1933 (5359/1868, Death Cert 1344/1933)
Michael (c.1870 – 14 May 1925) (Death Cert 3782/1925)
Catherine (1872 – 1898) (Birth Cert 16075/1872, Death Cert 13246/1898)
Mary Ann (1873 – 1896) (Birth Cert 15663/1874, Death Cert 7088/1896)
Bridget (1875 – 1944) (Birth Cert 22628/1875, Death Cert 9100/1944)
Margaret (1877 –1895) (Birth Cert 22142/1877, Death Cert 17519/1898
John (1879 – 1958) (Birth Cert 16008/1879, Death Cert 15048/1958
Patrick (1880 – 1893) (Death Cert 16217/1893)
John’s occupation is listed variously as labourer at his marriage, carter at the birth of Daniel and contractor from 1866 to the end of his life.
Bridget died from congestion of the lungs on 27 November 1882 and was buried in the Melbourne cemetery (Victoria, Registrar of Deaths and Marriage, Death Certificate of Bridget Clancy, 11645/1882). None of her children had yet married and her youngest was only two years old.
John seems to have been a shrewd investor in property in South and Port Melbourne. He owned his own house from 1864 and over the years purchased several houses to rent. (See South Melbourne and Port Melbourne Rates Books on Ancestry).
John died on 10 January 1890 and was buried with his wife Bridget and their infant son, Thomas, at the Melbourne cemetery (Victoria, Registrar of Births Deaths and Marriages, Death Certificate of John Clancy 3345/1890). He owned five houses as well as the family home. He also ran a successful contracting business operating three tip drays and seven horses.
He left his property and business to his family believing he had provided well for them. (Public Record Office Victoria, VPRS 7591/P2, Unit 174, item 44/859, VPRS 28/P2, 305, item 44/859 and VPRS 28/P0, unit 562, Item 44/859.)
Unfortunately, Victoria suffered a severe depression (1890–1893) and it was 1901 before the executor of his will advertised the auction of the real estate. (National Library of Australia, The Age (Melbourne, Vic., 1854 - 1954), 4 May 1901, p. 2, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article190040215)
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| Date of Birth | 1st Jan 1832 | VIEW SOURCE |
| Date of Death | 10th Jan 1890 | |
| Spouse (First Name/s and Maiden/Surname) | Bridget Reddan | |
| Place & Date of Marriage | Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 4 March 1862 | |
| First Child | Daniel Clancy 1862–1894 | |
| Names of Children | Daniel, Patrick, Ellen, Patrick Thomas, Michael, Catherine, Mary Ann, Bridget, Margaret, John, Patrick | |
